Bucket List

What would a character most like to do before he/she dies?

  • Bucket List,  Erotic

    Bucket list of Jaxon Cooper from Advantage: Home Team @piamanning3 #RLFblog #Romance #Contemporary

    Bucket list of Jaxon Cooper from Advantage: Home Team @piamanning3 #RLFblog #Romance #ContemporaryDeputy Sheriff and Dominant Rick Sanders loves control. Free spirit Piper Thomas hates rules. Deputy Jaxon Cooper wants to share Piper with Rick – as their forever woman. What could go wrong? Find out in Pia Manning’s new release, Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3.

    Pia, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3

    Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3 by Pia Manning

    Genre Erotic Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): X

    New junior high teacher and girls’ basketball coach, Piper Thomas, is brimming with enthusiasm and can’t wait for school to start. She wants to connect with her students and help them achieve their goals. One student, Maddie, struggles with her mother’s death and her father’s emotional collapse. Piper desperately wants to help Maddie. The last thing she needs is a romantic entanglement.

    Pinecone Creek Deputy and dominant, Jaxon Cooper aches to find his forever woman-one that he and his best friend, dominant Deputy Rick Sanders, can share. The second he sees Piper, Coop’s heart knows she’s the woman for them. Rick isn’t so sure. Rick is all about control, and Piper is a free spirit who doesn’t need anyone’s rules – well, except when it comes to sex. Piper’s last relationship fizzled because she wanted to explore, and her traditional-minded lover couldn’t handle her needs. Can Rick and Coop give Piper what she craves?

    Deputy Sherriff and Dominant Rick Sanders loves rules and needs to be in charge. Free spirit Piper Thomas hates rules. Deputy Jaxon Cooper wants to share Piper with Rick – as their forever woman. What could go wrong? Find out in Pia Manning’s new erotic romance Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3.

    Let’s meet Jaxon Cooper from Advantage: Home Team. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Advantage: Home Team.

    New junior high teacher and girls’ basketball coach, Piper Thomas, is brimming with enthusiasm and can’t wait for school to start. She wants to connect with her students and help them achieve their goals. One student, Maddie, struggles with her mother’s death and her father’s emotional collapse. Piper desperately wants to help Maddie. The last thing she needs is a romantic entanglement.

    Pinecone Creek Deputy and dominant, Jaxon Cooper aches to find his forever woman-one that he and his best friend, dominant Deputy Rick Sanders, can share. The second he sees Piper, Coop’s heart knows she’s the woman for them. Rick isn’t so sure. Rick is all about control, and Piper is a free spirit who doesn’t need anyone’s rules – well, except when it comes to sex. Piper’s last relationship fizzled because she wanted to explore, and her traditional-minded lover couldn’t handle her needs. Can Rick and Coop give Piper what she craves?

    When someone dies, we say they “kicked the bucket.” Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish, places to go, situations to experience, and so on has become known as a “Bucket List.”

    Meet Jaxon Cooper

    Age: I’m 28
    Gender: Male
    Birthplace: Superior, Wisconsin
    Profession: Law Enforcement
    Ethnicity: Caucasian

    Please provide a physical description of yourself.

    I’m 6 ft 1 inch tall, with sandy blond hair and hazel eyes. I’ve been told I have a muscular build.

    Please tell us a little about yourself.

    I’ve been a deputy sheriff for Pinecone Creek for three years. Working in a small town like this and helping the people here, well, I’m living my dream! Martial arts are also an important part of my life-I teach karate at my friend, Rick Sanders’ dojo. The kids’ enthusiasm makes them fun to work with.

    My dad died when I was twelve and left behind my mom, me, and five younger siblings. We all felt her love, but she didn’t have an easy time of it! That’s why sharing my forever woman with my best friend, Rick Sanders feels right. Our wife, the mother of our kids, will never be left by herself.

    Who is the significant other in your life?

    Piper Thomas is my most significant other. She’s the woman who has agreed to share her life with Rick and me. I can’t wait to start a family, find a house, get a big dog and live our happily ever after.

    If you haven’t made a bucket list before, perhaps now would be a good time. Who knows? It might inspire another book. While you’re at it, how about telling us about some of your other favorite things? Here are the questions.

    The official bucket list of Jaxon Cooper: Marry Piper Thomas (hopefully sooner rather than later!); Learn to make homemade pasta noodles; Set up an aquarium with tropical fish (and the fish live); Plant a garden; Ride a rollercoaster; Homestead in Alaska; Go on a cruise-to anywhere; Hold a tarantula without screaming; Watch the Packers win the Superbowl-at the game; Fish for salmon on Lake Superior.

    What is your birth order?

    I’m the oldest, so I’ve always been the one who looked after the other kids when my mom worked. That’s where my love of law and order comes from! Only one person could be in charge, and that was usually me.

    Tell us about your favorite toy as a child.

    I’m not sure if it counts as a toy, or transportation, but my bike. It got me to school, and work. Even more, some days I needed to get away from everyone, so I’d hop on and peddle for all I was worth-wind in my hair, bumping along-it was great. Sometimes I’d pretend my bike was a horse and I’d roll down the street searching for bad guys with my cowboy hat tied around my neck while it slapped against my back.

    Describe your favorite food and how it’s prepared.

    Spaghetti and meatballs! I’m good with any kind of sauce-extra basil, mushrooms, garlic-whatever. The meatballs need parmesan cheese in them too. A nice salad, and garlic bread! I’m there!

    Tell us about your best friend.

    Piper is my best friend. She’s a free spirit with a compassionate heart. In some ways, she and Rick are alike-they both rely on a gym to help them through a bad day. But Piper uses what she’s learned through sports and competition to build confidence in herself and her decisions. When she’s happy she smiles and laughs, when she’s mad, she scrubs greasy grills! I can be myself around Piper. I don’t have to hide what I’m feeling.

    I have two best friends. Deputy, and black belt Rick Sanders is the other. He’s reliable, loyal, by the book, and always in control of himself. Rick doesn’t like to talk about, or show, his emotions. I think that’s why he likes to work out at the studio. Physical exercise helps him get rid of negativity in a healthy way. But I know he always has my back.

    What are two places you would like to visit before you die, and why?

    Lake Superior is probably the next best thing, but I’d like to visit an ocean. I don’t care which one-east or west-but I’d like to bury my toes in the sand, maybe collect a few seashells. Utah, Arizona or somewhere out west is my second choice. I loved playing sheriff as a kid! It would be fun to see if my imagination matches the reality of a desert landscape.

    Where is a place you would never like to return, and why?

    Hmm-I’m not really comfortable in big cities-take your pick of any. No privacy, crowded, noise-lol, cities remind me of my house growing up.

    Who is someone you would like to meet, and why?

    Wyatt Earp! Best sheriff ever! The way he faced down those bad guys-he had real swag.

    Who is someone you would like to avoid, and why?

    My sixth-grade teacher! Man, she was one tough lady. I couldn’t get away with anything in her class. She’d stand by the blackboard and stare down anyone that dared to talk. She’d make a great Wyatt Earp!

    If you could time travel to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?

    I’d go back to the old west in the 1880’s-be a sheriff with a big badge and a great horse! Ride around, tip my ten-gallon hat to the ladies-yep, that would be fun!

    Meet Pia Manning

    Why did you choose this character for the interview today?

    I’ve always written character interviews for my heroines. I thought the heroes deserved a little love too! I had a lot of fun exploring Jaxon Cooper’s childhood. Knowing that his dad passed and he spent time riding herd on his siblings made it easy to understand why he’s in law enforcement and believes in menage marriages and families.

    Are any sequels planned for this book?

    But of course! Creek 4 is on the clock! Nurse Practitioner Emily Slater moves into Pinecone Creek hoping she has found her forever home. Emily fancies herself a DIY type of woman! We’ll see…

    What genre(s) would you like to write that you haven’t tried yet?

    I love horror stories-creepy, spooky, shivery kinds of tales. My scary stories aren’t erotic romances, so for me, it’s a very different style of writing. A couple of them have been accepted by horror anthologies, but I’ve never written an entire horror novel. You could say that’s on my bucket list.

    What would your readers be surprised to learn about you?

    I’m a monarch farmer. Really! I collect monarch caterpillars, feed and keep them safe in an aquarium with a screened lid until they form a chrysalis. Once the monarch emerges I release it. I’ve posted about it on my website on the North of Hwy 8 page (2022 In Search of Monarchs). There are even pictures!

    Where to buy Advantage: Home Team Caveman Creek 3

    Publisher SirenBookstrand https://www.bookstrand.com/book/advantage-home-team-mfm

    Pia Manning Social Media

    Website https://www.piamanning.com
    Twitter https://twitter.com/piamanning3
    Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pia.manning.71
    Amazon Author page https://www.amazon.com/Pia-Manning/e/B08WYTXRZM

  • Bucket List,  Gay or MM

    Bucket list of Lionel Hawkes, from The Devil’s Saturnalia by Alexa Piper @ProwlingPiper #RLFblog #MMRomance

    Bucket list of Lionel Hawkes, from The Devil's Saturnalia by Alexa Piper @ProwlingPiper #RLFblog #MMRomanceIn wintry Scotland, everyone’s favorite necromancer and police consultant, Lionel, finds a case to solve, except the investigation doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Lucifer, the Devil, has plans to enjoy the holiday season with his necromantic boyfriend in Alexa Piper’s latest installment of the Hellbound series.

    Let’s meet Lionel from The Devil’s Saturnalia. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about The Devil’s Saturnalia.

    The Devil’s Saturnalia by Alexa Piper

    Genre MM Romance, MM urban fantasy romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    While in Scotland for Lionel’s magic training with Hades, a murder case compels the Devil and his necromancer to stick around a little longer. Lionel, who still cannot control his demigod magic properly, doesn’t mind a murder investigation, because that is something a necromantic police consultant like himself knows how to handle.

    Except, the investigation doesn’t go at all as Lionel thought it would. And when he decides he wants to open up to Lucifer, finally, that doesn’t go exactly as Lionel had feared either, but some surprises are good surprises, especially when Saturnalia is just around the corner.

    Lucifer is delighted. He has his boyfriend, who finally opens up, and his boyfriend is all his, at least through the holidays. That much attention is exactly what Lucifer loves, and the holiday season would be entirely perfect — if it weren’t for an old enemy who is out for vengeance.

    When someone dies, we say they “kicked the bucket.” Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish, places to go, situations to experience, and so on have become known as a “Bucket List.”

    Age: twenty-five.

    Gender: male

    Birthplace: Millsbury Central, at least that what it says on my birth certificate.

    Profession: necromantic police consultant

    Ethnicity: I have Greek heritage. Minoan, actually.

    Species (for scifi/fantasy characters): I do have immortal in my parentage, so let’s say half-human.

    Please provide a physical description of yourself.

    Uhm, I’m pretty average. Light brown eyes, reddish-brown hair. I like wearing black, and not just because I’m a necromancer. The color suits me.

    Please tell us a little about yourself.

    As I said, I’m a necromancer, which means I’m a rare type of magic user. I work as a police consultant. I have a boyfriend, who happens to be the Devil. It was his idea that I talk to you today. Interviews aren’t really my thing, you know.

    Who is the significant other in your life?

    Lucifer, the Devil.

    If you haven’t made a bucket list before, perhaps now would be a good time. Who knows? It might inspire another book. While you’re at it, how about telling us about some of your other favorite things? Here are the questions.

    What is your birth order?

    I… I’m not sure. I don’t think I have any siblings. I grew up in an orphanage, you know.

    Tell us about your favorite toy as a child.

    I remember there was an old doll I liked for a long time. I gave it away when this new kid came in. She was crying and crying, and so I gave her the doll. I guess it helped, because she never let it out of her sight and took it with her when she was adopted.

    Describe your favorite food and how it’s prepared.

    I really like whatever Metatron gets up to in the kitchen, but her strawberry tarts are to-die-for. I have no idea how she makes them, and I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s magic involved.

    Tell us about your best friend.

    I guess… I get along well with Christine Rice. She’s my supervisor at the police station, but I do consider her a friend.

    What are two places you would like to visit before you die, and why?

    I never thought about that. In terms of magical history, there are lots of interesting places in Europe that I’d like to see, but I don’t exactly have a list. But maybe I’d start with Prague. The Chymical Street there is supposed to be one of the first, and I’d like to see it. From what I know, some of the stores there have been run continuously for several hundred years.

    Where is a place you would never like to return, and why?

    I could name a few crime scenes. One was a basement, and I was there for a while. Not really very long. I’d be fine going back, you know, I just don’t want to.

    Who is someone you would like to meet, and why?

    I don’t follow celebrities, but with the Devil being my boyfriend, there are a few gods I’d like to meet. I’ve been hearing a lot of funny stories about Loki and his misadventures, so maybe him.

    Who is someone you would like to avoid, and why?

    I don’t like talking to the department shrink, Dr. Lesker, but he keeps finding me somehow, and I think my boyfriend and Dr. Lesker are plotting to make me go to therapy.

    If you could time travel to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?

    Hmm. I know that one! I’m not sure how long ago that would have been, but I would just want to see that burning river in the underworld from which my Lucifer was born. I think that would be so cool. Oh, or better yet, I’d time travel to wherever I could sit down with Bram Stoker, and I’d ask him to sign a copy of Dracula for Lucy.

    Meet Alexa Piper

    Why did you choose this character for the interview today?

    In case you hadn’t noticed, around here, it’s the Devil who decides things. Lucy told Lionel it was his time to get interviewed.

    When writing the book, what did you discover about this character that surprised you?

    I didn’t know a lot about Lionel at first. Basically, his entire backstory, his parentage, all of that was a surprise.

    Why should readers who haven’t picked up one of your books before give this one a try?

    It turns into a really sweet love story, even if it doesn’t look like that from the start. Oh, and it’s pretty steamy.

    Is there anything you’d like to say to your readers?

    Lucy and Nelly will return!

    Where to buy The Devil’s Saturnalia

    Publisher https://www.changelingpress.com/the-devil-s-saturnalia-hellbound-6-b-3439
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLP91LWK
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-devils-saturnalia-alexa-piper/1142632757
    iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6444258367
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-devil-s-saturnalia

    Alexa Piper Social Media

    Alexa Piper writes steamy romance that ranges from light to dark, from straight to queer. She’s also a coffee addict. Alexa loves writing stories that make her readers laugh and fall in love with the characters in them.
    Website: https://alexapiper.com/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProwlingPiper
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/255026848996374
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperthewriter/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexapiperwriter
    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14017396.Alexa_Piper
    BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/alexa-piper
    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Alexa-Piper/e/B010EFQIRY
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  • Bucket List,  Gay or MM

    Bucket list for the mysterious dark hero from The Devil’s Saturnalia by Alexa Piper @ProwlingPiper #RLFblog #MMRomance

    Bucket list for the mysterious dark hero from The Devil's Saturnalia @ProwlingPiper #RLFblog #MMRomanceIn wintry Scotland, everyone’s favorite necromancer and police consultant, Lionel, finds a case to solve, except the investigation doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Lucifer, the Devil, has plans to enjoy the holiday season with his necromantic boyfriend in Alexa Piper’s latest installment of the Hellbound series.

    Let’s meet the dark hero from The Devil’s Saturnalia. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about The Devil’s Saturnalia.

    The Devil’s Saturnalia by Alexa Piper

    Genre MM Romance, MM urban fantasy romance

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    While in Scotland for Lionel’s magic training with Hades, a murder case compels the Devil and his necromancer to stick around a little longer. Lionel, who still cannot control his demigod magic properly, doesn’t mind a murder investigation, because that is something a necromantic police consultant like himself knows how to handle.

    Except, the investigation doesn’t go at all as Lionel thought it would. And when he decides he wants to open up to Lucifer, finally, that doesn’t go exactly as Lionel had feared either, but some surprises are good surprises, especially when Saturnalia is just around the corner.

    Lucifer is delighted. He has his boyfriend, who finally opens up, and his boyfriend is all his, at least through the holidays. That much attention is exactly what Lucifer loves, and the holiday season would be entirely perfect — if it weren’t for an old enemy who is out for vengeance.

    When someone dies, we say they “kicked the bucket.” Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish, places to go, situations to experience, and so on have become known as a “Bucket List.”

    Age: older than the best wine you ever had and twice as delicious.

    Gender: devil.

    Birthplace: it’s a boring story, and I don’t like talking about it.

    Profession: the Devil.

    Ethnicity: chthonic.

    Species (for scifi/fantasy characters): god, although humans prefer immortal.

    Bucket list for the mysterious dark hero from The Devil's Saturnalia @ProwlingPiper #RLFblog #MMRomance

    Please provide a physical description of yourself.

    Well, I’m the Devil, which means I’m handsome. Among all my many attributes, I’ve come to like my hair best. See how floofy it is? Among all the gods, I have the best hair.

    Please tell us a little about yourself.

    Uhm. I’m… the Devil?

    Who is the significant other in your life?

    That would be Nelly, my necromancer, although he is actually my boyfriend. He is stubborn, but I like that about him. He’s also smart–you know how a lot of humans aren’t smart? Nelly is nothing like that. He’s also powerful, and I’ve had him in a few positions that I probably shouldn’t describe in too much detail. He looked good in all of them.

    If you haven’t made a bucket list before, perhaps now would be a good time. Who knows? It might inspire another book. While you’re at it, how about telling us about some of your other favorite things? Here are the questions.

    What is your birth order?

    Well, I’m… the Devil, you know. There’s just me. And for all the forensic technicians reading this, no, I really do not have any hot siblings.

    Tell us about your favorite toy as a child.

    I am the Devil, and I was never a child. Pfft. I did like setting things on fire when I was younger though, but that was a hobby at most.

    Describe your favorite food and how it’s prepared.

    I suppose you could call it… necromancer’s tears. What you do is, you get your necromancer and tie him to your bed. You touch him all over, and when he feels all slick under your hands, you just lick, lick, lick. You’ll have to get your own necromancer though, because I’m not sharing mine.

    Tell us about your best friend.

    That would be my housekeeper, Metatron, the angel who cares. She likes everything pastel and hot pink, gory anime, and sushi. And clean floors, of course.

    What are two places you would like to visit before you die, and why?

    What do you mean, die? Did you miss the part where I said I was the Devil? There is a reason why humans call gods immortal, you know.

    Where is a place you would never like to return, and why?

    The necromancer office in the Brunswick PD murder unit. It’s where my boyfriend’s trainee “necromancer” is, and that man wants to touch what is mine. Also, there are no windows in that office.

    Who is someone you would like to meet, and why?

    Bram Stoker. I never got the chance, way back when. I’d ask him to get a few books signed for me.

    Who is someone you would like to avoid, and why?

    Not really anyone. I like people. I’d especially like to meet Marc Deacon for a snorkeling trip in shark infested waters.

    If you could time travel to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?

    The Spring Equinox twenty-five years ago. I’d make sure a certain orphan ended up in a Scottish castle rather than an orphanage.

    Meet Alexa Piper

    Why did you choose this character for the interview today?

    Has he mentioned he’s the Devil? He made me do it.

    When writing the book, what did you discover about this character that surprised you?

    He is a softie for his boyfriend. And he can be very vulnerable too.

    Are any sequels planned for this book?

    As a matter of fact, the series consists of six books with one additional holiday novella, A Devilish Saturnalia, which will be available on December 23.

    What genre(s) would you like to write that you haven’t tried yet?

    Sci-fi romance!

    Where to buy The Devil’s Saturnalia

    Publisher https://www.changelingpress.com/the-devil-s-saturnalia-hellbound-6-b-3439
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLP91LWK
    Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-devils-saturnalia-alexa-piper/1142632757
    iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6444258367
    Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-devil-s-saturnalia

    Alexa Piper Social Media

    Alexa Piper writes steamy romance that ranges from light to dark, from straight to queer. She’s also a coffee addict. Alexa loves writing stories that make her readers laugh and fall in love with the characters in them.
    Website: https://alexapiper.com/
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProwlingPiper
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/255026848996374
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperthewriter/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexapiperwriter
    Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14017396.Alexa_Piper
    BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/alexa-piper
    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Alexa-Piper/e/B010EFQIRY
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  • Bucket List,  Paranormal

    Read the Bucket list of Daylan Rylie from Charm Me Again by Tena Stetler @tenastetler #RLFblog #ParanormalRomance #Mystery

    Breaking the curse is only the first step to forever in Tena Stetler’s paranormal romance/mystery Charm Me Again. Haunted by a Scottish Highland ghost Daylan has no idea why until Josie appears. Does she have the answers? Let’s meet Daylan Rylie from Charm Me Again, a put book genre here by Tena Stetler. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Charm Me Again.

    Charm Me Again by Tena Stetler

    Genre Paranormal Romance/Mystery

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13

    Daylan Rylieor why he chose Daylan. A trip to his estranged sister’s home in Colorado may have unforeseen consequences especially when family history leads him to a shocking discovery.

    As his attraction blooms for Josie, a yoga instructor in his sister’s studio, he realizes there may be more to Josie than he can imagine. When an ancient rogue Fae Warrior set on revenge kidnaps her in an attempt to claim her as his own, a devastating curse comes to light.

    Daylan’s world spirals out of control as he searches for Josie. Can he break the age old curse to save her and their future, or will she be lost to him forever?

    When someone dies, we say they “kicked the bucket.” Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish, places to go, situations to experience, and so on have become known as a “Bucket List.”

    Age: 35 years

    Gender: Male

    Birthplace: Martha’s Vineyard

    Profession: Blacksmith, Bladesmith

    Ethnicity: Scottish

    Please provide a physical description of yourself.

    I’m built like my Highland Scottish ancestors tall, bulky and muscular with bright green eyes that miss nothing, and a ruddy complexion. Jet black hair that waves around my shoulders. I keep it pulled in a ponytail while I work in my forge.

    Please tell us a little about yourself.

    I’m a blacksmith, bladesmith by trade. I have a forge in Martha’s Vineyard, but chose to move it to Colorado Springs due to magical interference.

    The anvil, hammer and chains were passed down to me from many generations of blacksmiths in my family. As with my ancestors before me, I am able to craft ordinary items for mortals, but also daggers, swords and weapons with magic powers for witch’s or warlocks. Those of course are the most fun and the most dangerous. I vet my clientele very well.

    Who is the significant other in your life?

    Josie. She is a yoga instructor in my estranged sister’s studio.

    If you haven’t made a bucket list before, perhaps now would be a good time. Who knows? It might inspire another book. While you’re at it, how about telling us about some of your other favorite things? Here are the questions.

    What is your birth order?

    Younger Twin. Summer Dawn Rylie is the older twin.

    Tell us about your favorite toy as a child.

    Magic. We are a powerful family of witches. Summer mastered her magic quickly. I mastered it but seemed to run amuck every chance I got.

    Describe your favorite food and how it’s prepared.

    Pizza with all the toppings.

    Tell us about your best friend.

    My sister was my best friend growing up…until the incident. I’ve forever been trying to reunite the family, but Summer disappeared. I just found her again. She is soon to be wed to a fantastic guy Devlin Sawyer a retired Navy SEAL. He’s now my best friend. But it was a rocky road to get there.

    What are two places you would like to visit before you die, and why?

    Australia – Land of several species of creatures and variety of climates and cultures.

    Hawaii – Sand, surf, and a romantic setting.

    Where is a place you would never like to return, and why?

    I really can’t think of any place.

    Who is someone you would like to meet, and why?

    Kirkpatrick Macmillan. He was a Scottish blacksmith that is credited with inventing the pedal driven bicycle. Quite a feat back in 1878.

    Who is someone you would like to avoid, and why?

    The family of a certain vampire that I dated.

    If you could time travel to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?

    January 1878 to watch Kirpatrick Macmillan create the bicycle. His craftsmanship intrigues me.

    Meet Tena Stetler

    What was your biggest challenge in writing this book?

    Keeping Daylan on track. He tended to go down paths that weren’t part of the story. While I am a panster by nature, some things have to come out in the story. He disagreed. I’d have to pull him back. Even at that, some of those paths did become part of the story.

    Why did you choose this character for the interview today?

    Dayan is a very complex creature. A screw up at the beginning to be sure, but he has a good heart. Eventually, he learns that impulse actions should be curbed until you have all the facts.

    When writing the book, what did you discover about this character that surprised you?

    The depth of his desire to reunite his family at any cost. He felt deeply responsible for causing the incident that divided his family and nearly took his life.

    Are any sequels planned for this book?

    Possibly. Not sure yet.

    What genre(s) would you like to write that you haven’t tried yet?

    Cozy Mystery. I’m working on a series. There is learning curve.

    What would your readers be surprised to learn about you?

    I was a radio DJ for a couple years for a rock station. It was a lot of fun but the pay was lousy.

    Why should readers who haven’t picked up one of your books before give this one a try?

    Charm Me Again – is a character driven tale set in beauty of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The twists and turns will lead you to the curse discovery, eventually solve the mystery, and warm the cockles of your heart. Not to mention the kick-ass magic weapons he forges and wields in the story.

    Is there anything you’d like to say to your readers?

    I write the paranormal romance/mystery tales for my readers. In hopes of sweeping them away from their ordinary, stressful world into a fantasy world they’ll enjoy for a few hours. I am so grateful for their support and enjoyment of my books. Thank you all so MUCH!

    Where to buy Charm Me Again

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Charm-Me-Again-Tena-Stetler-ebook/dp/B07ZDKKC4N
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    Tena Stetler Social Media

    Tena Stetler is a best-selling author of award winning paranormal romance novels. She has an over-active imagination, which led to writing her first vampire romance as a tween to the chagrin of her mother and delight of her friends.
    With the Rocky Mountains outside her window, she sits at her computer surrounded by a wide array of paranormal creatures, with a Navy SEAL or two mixed in telling their tales. Her books tell stories of magical kick-ass women and strong mystical males that dare to love them. Travel, adventure and a bit of mystery flourish in her books along with a few companion animals to round out the tales.
    Colorado is her home; shared with her husband of many moons, a brilliant Chow Chow, a spoiled parrot and a forty-five-year-old box turtle. Any winter evening, you can find her curled up in front of a crackling fire with a good book, a mug of hot chocolate and a big bowl of popcorn.
    Website https://www.tenastetler.com
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  • Bucket List,  Fantasy

    Bucket List of Brenna from Valkyrie Love by Viviana MacKade @ViviMackade #RLFblog #Fantasy

    Bucket list of Brenna from Valkyrie Love @ViviMackade #RLFblog #FantasyA Valkyrie, alone but free and a lost soldier craving redemption team up to save the last hope of the Elvin race, baby queen Fljóða. Feelings don’t belong on such an endeavor. Or to Valkyries. But like a stubborn flower, love grows in dirt.

    Only one problem: now love is deadly.

    Let’s meet Brenna from Valkyrie Love. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about Valkyrie Love.

    Valkyrie Love by Viviana MacKade

    Genre Fantasy

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): PG 13

    Valkyrie love never comes easy.

    Brenna left Asgard with a curse on her name and a broken heart.

    A Valkyrie now free and independent, for millennia her life had been great. Just great.

    Then a bleeding Elf knocks at her door holding a baby.

    Alexander Reed left the Marines and lost the wheel of his life.

    A soldier without a worthy fight, he became everything he despised.

    Until he ends up in the wrong backyard at the wrong time.

    Fljóða, Queen of the Light Elves and last of her lineage, is an infant with a death sentence on her head.

    Hunted by the Night Elves, her survival brings Brenna and Reed together for the ultimate mission: take the little Queen to safety in the Vanaheim Realm, deep in the Roots of Yggdrasil.

    Not simple, but straightforward.

    Or so it seemed.

    Between flaming giants, demons, and an army of Half Breed determined to kill the Queen and conquer all the Elvin Realms, Brenna and Reed will have to face their inner monsters.

    Monsters appearing in the form of feelings neither want but cannot control.

    Brenna’s Bucket List

    Bucket list of Brenna from Valkyrie Love @ViviMackade #RLFblog #FantasyWhen someone dies, we say they “kicked the bucket.” Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish, places to go, situations to experience, and so on have become known as a “Bucket List.”

    Age: (Chuckles) Let’s just say I haven’t been green for a very long time.

    Gender: Female.

    Birthplace: Asgard.

    Profession: Reed and I run a centre that helps veterans to be reintroduced in civilian life.

    Ethnicity: Not sure if Scandinavian is an ethnicity.

    Please provide a physical description of yourself.

    I’m tall, and stronger than your average female. Black hair, long and ofter kept in a braid, and light blue eyes.

    Please tell us a little about yourself.

    I’m a Valkyrie. Or maybe I should say I used to be one. I had a long time to amass money, so when Reed met me I was taking some security job here and there, to stove off boredom. Then the war in the Roots started, and here we are. It gave me a completely different life.

    Who is the significant other in your life?

    Reed. Alexander Reed.

    If you haven’t made a bucket list before, perhaps now would be a good time. Who knows? It might inspire another book. While you’re at it, how about telling us about some of your other favorite things? Here are the questions.

    What is your birth order?

    We, me and my Valkyrie sisters, were all created at the same time.

    Tell us about your favorite toy as a child.

    I’ve never had a childhood. I was. Created an adult.

    Describe your favorite food and how it’s prepared.

    I love Mexican food, the hotter the better.

    Tell us about your best friend.

    Reed is. I used to believe my sisters were my best friends, but I was betrayed by one and the others did nothing to help me so…. When I moved to Midgard, I had to keep moving – people tend to notice if you don’t age. Why bother making friends not only I knew I had to live, but I knew I would see die?

    What are two places you would like to visit before you die, and why?

    I visited every stupid corner of this pretty planet. I know the Root of Yggdrasil enough to travel it. I lived in Asgard. There’s literally nowhere I didn’t see. SO now I just want to stay in the home I built with Reed, see it growing, getting old in it. I want to see time pass and knowing I won’t have to go.

    Where is a place you would never like to return, and why?

    Muspelheim. Technically, Nifelheim is worse, but I still have nightmares about Muspelheim. And

    Who is someone you would like to meet, and why?

    I stumbled upon a piece of poetry by Shonto Begay, a piece about an old woman who has seen many winter. It spoke to me. I have seen so, so many. I’d like to talk to hi, see what inspired him to write it.

    If you could time travel to any date, what would it be, and what would you do there?

    I’d go back and meet Reed’s parents, who passed away a few years back.

    Meet Viviana MacKade

    What was your biggest challenge in writing this book?

    Keeping within the rules I created for each realm. Each was different, and my characters had to deal with each based on its rules. Keeping all the details straight was complicated, sometimes.

    Why did you choose this character for the interview today?

    Because neither she nor Reed wanted to do it, but she lost at Rock, Paper, Scissors.

    When writing the book, what did you discover about this character that surprised you?

    How lonely Brenna had been.

    Are any sequels planned for this book?

    Maybe. Ulf, the Captain of the Vanir’s army is an interesting guy, And so is Mae.

    What genre(s) would you like to write that you haven’t tried yet?

    I’m good, honestly. I write in contemporary, and this was my first Fantasy.

    What would your readers be surprised to learn about you?

    Why should readers who haven’t picked up one of your books before give this one a try?

    Because they are all adventures where characters don’t spend 53 pages going over the same thought, are not too stupid lo live, and things make sense. They are also all fast faced, no lagging in boredom. I’m always in a hurry as a person, and I think it’s reflected in my style as well.

    Where to buy Valkyrie Love

    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Viviana-MacKade/e/B01KKY6WLQ/

    Viviana MacKade Social Media

    Beach bum and country music addicted, Viviana lives in a small Floridian town with her husband and her son, her die-hard fans and personal cheer squad. She spends her days between typing on her beloved keyboard, playing in the pool with her boy, and eating whatever her husband puts on her plate (the guy is that good, and she really loves eating). Besides beaching, she enjoys long walks, horse-riding, hiking, and pretty much whatever she can do outside with her family.
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  • Bucket List,  Suspense

    Bucket list of Nadja Petrov from I Am Not for Sale @adrianakraft #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense

    Bucket list of Nadja Petrov from I Am Not for Sale @adrianakraft #RLFblog #RomanticSuspenseA desperate espresso café owner and a determined coffee franchise rep are on a collision course in Adriana Kraft’s new romantic suspense, I Am Not for Sale. But all bets are off when anonymous threats turn the quiet Midwestern town into a place of danger.

    Let’s meet Nadja Petrov from I Am Not for Sale. Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about I Am Not for Sale.

    I Am Not for Sale by Adriana Kraft

    Genre Romantic Suspense

    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R

    It’s nothing personal…

    It all seems simple enough—Ukrainian immigrant Nadja Petrov is determined to hold on to her thriving new coffee shop, Nadja’s Literary Cappuccino, and Java Beans District Rep Kevin Langley is equally determined to move into her North Iowa town with a franchise and run her out of business.

    He scopes her out, she keeps a watchful eye on him, and the sparring begins. But there are other players involved, and the web of intrigue soon threatens Nadja, her shop, and her aunt as well as Kevin, his potential franchise, and his son.

    Within this cauldron simmers a sexual attraction between Nadja and Kevin that catapults them to overcome their fears of intimacy and commitment. Their lovemaking is tender and raw. Their love is nearly lost in tragedy—can it survive doubts, fire, and even a death?

    When someone dies, we say they “kicked the bucket.” Therefore, a list of things that a person wants to accomplish, places to go, situations to experience, and so on have become known as a “Bucket List.”

    Nadja Petrov

    Age: 29

    Gender: Female

    Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine

    Profession: Café owner

    Ethnicity: Caucasian

    Please provide a physical description of yourself.

    I’m very tall – not quite six feet, but close. I have deep blue eyes, and my hair is naturally platinum blonde; I’d never do anything to change that! I wear it blunt cut, just above my shoulders, easy to keep out of the way when I’m in a rush at my café. I suppose some would say I’m – what’s the English word? – “stacked,” I think. I get a lot of stares. I have mixed feelings about that.

    Bucket list of Nadja Petrov from I Am Not for Sale @adrianakraft #RLFblog #RomanticSuspense

    Please tell us a little about yourself.

    I’m not sure where to start. It’s never occurred to me to make a so-called bucket list—I’m intensely focused on making my café, Nadja’s Literary Cappuccino, a success. I want it to thrive, to contribute to the quality of life in our small town, to be a gathering place and cultural showcase. I never have time to think much beyond that, so I suppose that’s my bucket list wish.

    Who is the significant other in your life?

    I’ve never had one – at least, not a lover or boyfriend. If you want to know who in my life matters most to me right now, it’s my mother’s younger sister, Ivett. I don’t know where I’d be without her. When Maty – my mother – got sick, it was Ivett who paid for us to come to America for her treatment, and then after Maty died, Ivett helped me open this café, next to her curio shop. She’s more like an older sister than an aunt, I think – oh, and I’d better not tell you what kind of videos she lends me! I’ll just say she really, really wants me to find a man and marry and continue our family line. She can’t have children.

    If you haven’t made a bucket list before, perhaps now would be a good time. Who knows? It might inspire another book. While you’re at it, how about telling us about some of your other favorite things? Here are the questions.

    What is your birth order?

    I’m an only child. Perhaps that’s part of why I feel so connected to Ivett, in addition to everything she’s done for me. I finally have an older sister, a confidante, a cheerleader, not to mention someone to pester and harass me. I know she wants only the best for me.

    Tell us about your favorite toy as a child.

    It’s still my favorite – well, not counting unmentionable toys. Where I come from, every child has at least one hand-painted doll that opens up to reveal yet another doll inside, sometimes as many as five or six more. As a child, I thought it was nearly miraculous. Now, I import the unpainted dolls from my homeland and paint them myself as a hobby, and Ivett sells them in her shop.

    Describe your favorite food and how it’s prepared.

    Well, I’m not going to say Chicken Kyiv – that’s too obvious. My very favorite is something we call varenyky. You probably know it as pierogi, just a simple dumpling with many different fillings. The dough is a lot like pie dough that’s familiar to you, but it also has milk, sour cream, and egg. It takes a long time to make because you have to knead it at the end, adding just a little flour at a time until it pulls away from the bowl. Then you cut it into three-inch circles, add your favorite filling, pinch the edges together, and drop it into salted boiling water for about five minutes. There are lots of sauce options, too.

    What are two places you would like to visit before you die, and why?

    That’s a tough one. I haven’t really travelled since I came to America – first we were taking care of my mother, and then I opened my café. I’m not really sure I want to go back to Ukraine, even though it has many places I’d love to see again. I think I’d like to see the Grand Canyon, and palm trees – someplace warm and tropical and lush and fragrant. A place that takes care of you.

    Where is a place you would never like to return, and why?

    I’m not willing to answer that question – people tell me you don’t have the kind of spies here in America that we knew of in Kyiv, but you never know who’s going to be listening in.

    Who is someone you would like to meet, and why?

    We have a Ukrainian hero, a professor and intellectual who almost single handedly enabled Ukraine to preserve its culture during the long era of USSR suppression, where they tried to make us Russians and stamp out anything uniquely Ukrainian. His name is Mkhailo Hrushevsky, and he lived in the early 1900s. In Kyiv there are now statues of him and even streets named after him. He valued education, the arts, history, and honoring what’s good about our nation’s past. I would love to have a chance to just sit and listen to him. He could teach us all so much.

    Meet Adriana Kraft

    What was your biggest challenge in writing this book?

    A wealth of ideas and information. Our book was inspired in part by a work trip one of us took to Ukraine several years ago. We had way too many threads to put in a single story, so we had to work to discern which themes and qualities were most important and let lots of other interesting sidebars go. Perseverance, strength of character, honesty, willingness to take risks for deeply held beliefs are what stood out to us. We wanted to capture that essence, in both Nadja and her Aunt Ivett.

    Why did you choose this character for the interview today?

    Mr. Kraft and I fell in love with Nadja when we first started sketching out her character. She knows tragedy, she’s proud, full of spunk, determined, curious, and courageous. I was going to say she’s unafraid, but that’s not true. She can get extremely frightened, but when it’s time to act, she doesn’t hesitate.

    When writing the book, what did you discover about this character that surprised you?

    Nadja was full of surprises. When she’s challenged, she meets it head on. Part way through the story she tells Kevin “I’d do anything to protect what’s mine.” She means it, and she’ll be called upon to prove it towards the end of the book. Because of her single-minded determination, she can say and do outrageous things—but it’s hard to describe them without giving away too much of the story. I’ll just say that we didn’t plan some of them, they just flowed unabashedly from her nature.

    Are any sequels planned for this book?

    This is a stand alone romantic suspense, so no sequel planned – and we really didn’t leave ourselves any other characters to follow up with a romance of their own.

    What would your readers be surprised to learn about you?

    We pour snippets from our own life stories into our books. Naturally we haven’t done everything we’ve written, but some of the emotion-laden moments in our stories come from direct experience. There’s one of those in Nadja’s story, and it very nearly costs her a happy ending. I’ll just say everyone – in her story, and ours – came through it safely.

    Where to buy I Am Not for Sale

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    Bucket list of Nadja Petrov from I Am Not for Sale @adrianakraft #RLFblog #RomanticSuspenseAward winning author Adriana Kraft is a married couple writing Sizzling Romantic Suspense and Erotic Romance for Two, Three, or More. Whether readers open our romantic suspense or our erotic romance, they can expect characters they care about, hot sex scenes, and a compelling story. Our suspense stories deliver one man, one woman, danger and intrigue. Our erotic romance is edgier and nearly always includes ménage or polyamory, sometimes with two women and a man, sometimes with two (or more) couples.
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